Handle



July 14, 1925.

M. A. POSSONS HANDLE Filed May 9, 1924 Patented July 14:, 1925.

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MINARD A. POSSONS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN STQVE COM- PANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION 01 NEXV JERSEY HANDLE.

Application filed May 9, 1924:. Serial No. 712,101.

T 0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, IllINARD A. Possess, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of. Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Handles, of which the following is a specification reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvei'nents in. handles and pertains more particularly to a handle of novel construction especially adapted for use in connection with stoves.

Heretofore it has been common practice to provide solid porcelain handles for the oven and other doors for stoves but this practice is expensive and furthermore the handles are very fragile and they therefore very often broken or cracked when the stoves are in the hands of the users. Additionally there is a loss of many handles in the manufacture of them and many handles are also broken or cracked while the stoves are in transit to the stove users or purchasers.

One object of my invention is to provide a handle of novel construction which gives the effect and appearance of a solid porcelain handle.

Another object of my invention is to provide a handle which is very strong-and at the same time of very good appearance.

Another and further object of my invention is to provide a handle of novel construction which is assembled and fastened in place in such manner that no bolt or screw heads are visible.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an improved handle of a novel construction which is cheap and simple of manufacture and highly efficient and durable in use.

Another and still further object of my invention is to provide a handle of an improved construction which is very easily and quickly assembled and mounted.

Other objects and novel features of construction and improved results of my handle will appear in the following description and accom anying drawings.

Int e drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved handle, the handle being shown mounted upon an oven door.

of a hollow tube r Figure 2 is a. longitudinal vertical sec- 'tional view through the handle..-

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional. view through the handle taken on a line 3 of Fig. 2, a portion of an oven door also being shown in section.

In the drawings I have shown the preferred. embodiment of my invention but I desire it to be understood that the construc tion could. be varied in many minor details without departing from the spirit of my invention and although I havewshown the handle applied to a stove oven door it will be readily understood that handles con structed in accordance with the invention can be used in the many places and manu xs to which handles are commonly app..cablc. I

' Referring now to the drawings in which like and similar parts are designated by similar reference-numerals throughout the description, 5 indicates an oven door provided as is usual in stove oven doors an enameled front or panel. 6.1."-

The handle or hand grip proper consists preferably constructed of metal, the tube being coatedfon its exterior with a vitreous enamel toiadd to the general appearance. the tube is constructed is fairly hea y making the hand grip strong and solid, and also giving to the handle the appearance of a common solid porcelain handle before mentioned as the handle now in common use.

these openings are of a size adapted to receive the elongated and flattened ends 8 of with The metal of which the brackets 9. As clearly appears in Fig- I ure 0 of the drawings the extreme outer ends of the flattened portion 8 of the brackets are rounded so that these ends can snugly abut the inner curved surface of strength to the brackets the handle the brackets 9 are preferably nickel- @plated orrmade of a anaterial 'whiroh can be given a polished finish."

The open ends of the handle or-hand- 5 grip Tareclosediby ferrules 13 to the inner center of which are suitably, fastened as by spot welding the screw threaded bolts 14.

These ferrule bolts 14 are adapted to serew threadably engage the openings 15 in the flattened ends of the brackets il. i

The brackets are fastened to the oven or other doors to "which the handle may be applied by bolts 16 which pass througlrthe door-trainee; the part6 of thepanel 6;

"the door liini'ngr, and which screw'int-o suit able openings in theheads- 12 of the brackets.

From the foregoing-it will be-seen'th'at to assemble my improved handleit is only 'necessary'to insert the flattened ends of the ---brackets into the slots oropenings 18 and to then fasten :the5brackets to the hand-grip 7 by screwing the ferrules upon the 'open ends of the hand' grip'." The handle is then fastened 'in any desired place by the use of 'the screwsorbblts 16 which enter therear of t'hef'heads 12 of the brackets- From the foregoing'it will -be seen that there are no bolt'orf screw headsvisible in the mountedhandle. Attention is directed to the fact that'to addlto the appearance of the'handle I the "ferrules13 "are nickel plated'or made of a z'm'etail which can' be rgivenva high: polish.-

It will further be seenthat-l have pro- Vided a-"handle which isvery strong but at 86 the same time is simpleend cheap ofconstruction and manufacture. Furthermore much time andlabor in the manufacture of the' stove is saved bytheifaCt that thehandle is very quicklyand easily mounted upon'the Attention is also directed to the fact that the fiatte'nedportions 8 of the-'brackets'are 'alsofprovi'ded 'with shoulders "-17 andit will be seen: that when @the ferrules are screwed intoaplaee 1' that their inwardly extending edges?v willapproximately abut these shoulders: I

Having thus described-myinvention. what I claim: and desire to secure *by Letters Pat- -ent is:

1: Animproved handleeomprisingia grip member having" at its endslongrtudinal openings "and transverse "openings sconnecting"'therewith-,' supporting "brackets having their outer ends extending'throughaithe side openin'gs and: each provided with: screwthre'aded iopeni'ngs, and i a screw" adapted to passrwinwardly through? the longitudinal opening iin the v bracket andiinto the "openfi0 ingfoftithef flat endi for securing the "parts together.

'2. An improved'dra-ndl'e construction comprising a hollow grip member having near itsoppositeeends transverse openings, supporting members having their outer ends passing through the side openings of the gripportion and eachiprovided with ascrewthe side opening and provided with a screwthreaded op'enlng, of a ferrule member'fo'r the endof the-grip portiongsaid ferrule member: carrying a screw-bolt adaptedto pass into the opening of thesaidbracket thereby securin'g the parts togeth'er.

4. 'An' improved handleconstruction comprising a hollow grip member havin gside openings near its ends," of bracket supports having their ends: passing through the side 'opemngsan'd having abolt openin'gg'o'f ferrule "members fittinga'ithe ends: of the hollow grip, the ferrule members carrying screw bolts passing. into the'openings-in the ends of the supporting brackets, whereby" the parts are secured together:

5. An improved handle construction"co1nprising: a hollow grip member having side openings near its ends, of supportingbrackets having their 1 outer 'ends passing: through the said side openings and eachl having' a bolt opening 1' arranged" substantially central in -respect to' the :grip' member :of ferrule members embracing; the ends of' the grip-members and carryingf'inwardly eX- tending. boltsiiengaging. in the openings of the said brackets;wherebythefierrule memberswsecure 'the parts together:

6;: An improved handle construction for oven d'oors-andi the like; comprisingra door handle supporting bracket'ha-ving its inner end provided with longitudinal *opening,

a bolt passi'ng -from the inner side-of the having: agliningatits inner side, the said parts having: a bolt opening therethrough', a

door into thesai'd bracket openinggia hollow grip memloer having near 'its'end' a transverse openlng at its inner SlClGftllGEIld of the'bracketextending through-the saidopening :and having a bolt opening; and a ferrule closing the hollow end ofthe'g'ripyand carry- 7 ing an: inwardly extending-bolt passing Pint-o the openingrin the said bracket member,

' whereby the parts are secured together;

In testimony whereof I hereunto'aflixI my signature. I

MINARD A; :POSSONS. 

